CHEILODIPTERID FISHES — SCHULTZ 407 



S.h. Anal spines III. 



14a. Canine teeth present. 

 ISa. Canines in upper jaw widely spaced and ar- 

 ranged in a single marginal series inside 

 of which, beginning near middle of jaw, is 

 a narrow band of villiform teeth ; also 

 enlarged canines near symphysis, just in- 

 side the marginal canine teeth (fig. 19, 5) ; 

 lower jaw with a single marginal series of 

 canine teeth ; teeth on vomer and palatines ; 

 preopercle with double edge, not serrate; 

 first dorsal VII to IX ; anal III. 



Scombrops Temmincli and Schlegel, 1842 

 15&. Only a pair of canines at symphysis of upper 

 jaw and a similar pair of canines in lower 

 jaw, the latter with a lateral series of close- 

 set canines and a narrow inner band of 

 villiform teeth more prominent posteriorly 

 (fig. 20, <!) ; teeth on vomer and pala- 

 tines; preopercle without double edge; 

 dorsals with IX-I, 9 or X, 11; anal rays 

 III, 7 or 8; scales about 47 to 50. 



Neoscombrops Gilchrist, 1922 

 14&. No canine teeth present. 



16a. Opercle, subopercle, and interopercle armed 

 with long strong spines; the upper one 

 on operculum bifid, the lower multifid ; 

 subopercular spine bifid at tip ; both jaws 

 armed with small conical teeth in a single 

 row, which are a little larger and in 1 

 or 2 rows near the symphyses; the V- 

 shaped vomer and palatines each with a 

 single row of teeth ; dorsal rays VIII-I, 

 8 to 10; anal III, 6 or 7; scales about 

 27 to 37; pectoral fin much longer than 



head Howella Ogilby, 1899 



16&. Opercular spines simple; anal rays III, 7. 

 17a. Opercle with 2 spines, subopercle with 2 

 spines, and interopercle with 1 spine; 

 scales about 32 or 33; dorsal rays 

 VIII-I, 9; teeth very small in single 

 series on jaws ; preopercle with double 

 edge, posterior margin serrated near 

 angle— Bathysphyraenops Parr, 1933 

 17&. Subopercle and interopercle without short 

 spines, although margins of these bones 

 may be serrated ; scales about 55 to 70 ; 

 dorsal rays X, 10; teeth minute or 

 villiform in a single row or a very nar- 

 row band on both jaws (fig. 19, g) ; 

 preopercle with dovible edge, the poste- 

 rior margin serrated. 



Apogonops Ogilby, 1896 



